Latest Nhc Podcast Episodes
They Key to a Happier, Healthier, & More Fulfilling Career in Music with Tour Manager Mary Jo Kaczka
The Tour Life - May 15, 2024 01:04 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsMary Jo Kaczka is a tour manager and tour accountant who has worked with Beth Ditto, Tool, Florence + The Machine, Beck, Bassnectar, Ryan Adams, Bauhaus, King Crimson, and Kraftwerk, among many others. In this episode, Mary Jo shares her journey through the music industry and discusses personal ...
Navigating Relationships & Financial Realities as a Touring Musician with Life Coach & Bassist Adam Wayne
The Tour Life - May 07, 2024 09:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsAdam Wayne has toured with Jenny Lewis, Springtime Carnivore, and other notable acts like Family of Geniuses and Minor Characters. Today, Adam pulls back the curtain on the music industry, sharing the unglamorous truths about life on the road, from managing band dynamics to the crucial conversat...
Navigating Relationships & Financial Realities as a Touring Musician with Life Coach & Bassist Adam Wayne
The Tour Life - May 07, 2024 09:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsAdam Wayne is a touring and session bassist who has worked with Jenny Lewis, Greta Morgan, and members of bands like Family of Geniuses, Springtime Carnivore, and Hellogoodbye among others. In this episode, Adam shares his journey through the music industry and discusses the realities of life on...
The Hard Truth About "Making It in Music" with AWOLNATION’s Marc Walloch
The Tour Life - April 30, 2024 09:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsMarc Walloch, is a musician who has toured with Beck, AWOLNATION, Walk The Moon, Juliette Lewis, and Company of Thieves. This episode dives deep into Marc's journey from the local Chicago music scene to international tours, revealing the realities of life as a touring musician. He shares persona...
Tour Book, Mentorship, and Creative Careers in Live Events with Rachel Pfenning Hales of Rock Lititz
The Tour Life - April 23, 2024 09:30 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsRachel Pfenning Hales shares her journey from working with the Black Eyed Peas and Lynyrd Skynyrd to contributing to the live event culture as Experience Manager at Rock Lititz. We explore the hidden world of live event crew members and the roadmap to a fulfilling career on the road. Rachel disc...
Trans Visibility & Safety on Tour with Gossip Bassist Teddy Kwo
The Tour Life - April 16, 2024 09:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsTeddy Kwo is a proud trans man and talented bassist. In this episode, he shares his inspiring journey from a self-taught musician in the grassroots DIY scene of the Pacific Northwest to performing on international stages alongside Beth Ditto. We delve deep into the essential topic of safety prot...
Detoxifying the Workplace with Linkin Park Tour Manager Jim Digby
The Tour Life - April 09, 2024 09:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsJim Digby, the legendary tour manager behind Linkin Park, Backstreet Boys, and Enrique Iglesias, shares groundbreaking insights on creating a healthier, more supportive environment in the high-pressure world of music tours. Discover the transformative strategies and personal revelations that Jim...
How to Turn Your Creative Passion into a Successful Career with Musician & Filmmaker Chris Hershman
The Tour Life - April 02, 2024 09:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsChris Hershman's work has been published by NPR, The Grammys, Rolling Stone, Paste, and Consequence of Sound, among others. His stories of touring with bands straight out of high school, transitioning into filmmaking with a simple Nikon camera feature, and eventually becoming a Nikon Ambassador ...
Empowerment, Diversity, and Relationships as a Woman in Music with Audio Engineer Loreen Bohannon
The Tour Life - March 26, 2024 09:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsStep behind the scenes with GROUPLOVE touring audio engineer, Loreen Bohannon, whose work with artists such as Plain White T's, Lizzo, Kali Uchis, Anita Baker, Skip Marley, Dhani Harrison, Prettymuch, The Accidentals, and Michael Bolton has set the stage for a candid discussion on diversity, emp...
Rebuilding Lives in Ukraine - Karolina Lindholm Billing - UNHCR Representative in Ukraine
Awake At Night - January 12, 2024 05:11 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsKarolina Lindholm Billing was posted to Ukraine less than a year before the full-scale Russian invasion. As the UNHCR Representative in the country, she draws hope from witnessing the power of community volunteer networks in supporting displaced people in their hour of need. “Volunteers from a...
Help and Hope for the Hungry - Cindy H. McCain - WFP Executive Director
Awake At Night - January 05, 2024 04:49 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsCindy McCain has many pressing reasons to lie awake at night. As Head of the World Food Programme, it is her job to make sure the millions of vulnerable people around the world who are relying on United Nations food assistance – from Gaza to Sudan to Afghanistan – don’t starve. “Our job is t...
Pursuing Justice in ISIL’s Wake - Christian Ritscher - UN Special Adviser
Awake At Night - December 28, 2023 20:13 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsChristian Ritscher’s work brings him into contact with some of humanity’s worst outrages. As head of the United Nations investigative team to promote accountability for the crimes committed by ISIL in Iraq, he seeks justice for victims of the notoriously violent terror group. “Justice gives re...
Unleashing Hidden Talent - Gordon Brown - UN Special Envoy for Global Education
Awake At Night - December 21, 2023 23:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsA committed public servant, Gordon Brown has a strong sense of social responsibility. Now United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is working towards a powerful vision: giving every child the chance to go to school. “There is talent, th...
Haunted by Tales of Torture - Alice Jill Edwards - UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Awake At Night - December 15, 2023 12:12 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDr. Alice Jill Edwards spends many of her days listening to the testimonies of torture victims. Now the UN’s Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, she works towards a world in which torture is finally a thing of the past. “I do reme...
A Painstaking Quest for Justice - Catherine Marchi-Uhel - Head of IIIM
Awake At Night - December 08, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsA former judge, Catherine Marchi-Uhel has spent a lifetime pursuing justice. Now, leading the quest for accountability for atrocities and war crimes committed in the Syrian civil war, she finds comfort in survivors’ resilience and their determination to move on with their lives. “In Syria, I w...
Saving Seas, One Swim at a Time - Lewis Pugh - Ocean Advocate for the UN Environment Programme
Awake At Night - November 28, 2023 21:07 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsLewis Pugh was never afraid to take the plunge. Now ocean advocate for the United Nations Environment Programme, the record-breaking cold-water swimmer has completed long distance swims at both of the earth’s Poles, in the Red Sea, and along the length of the Hudson River, to spread a message of...
Sorrow and relief on the shores of Greece - Erasmia Roumana - Protection associate, UNHCR
Awake At Night - November 24, 2023 13:52 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsErasmia Roumana’s job requires extraordinary strength. Working in Greece as a protection associate with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, she interviews refugees who have survived devastating shipwrecks at sea after embarking on desperate journeys in search of a better life. “I have seen some very...
Invigorated by Africa - Stephen Jackson - UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya
Awake At Night - November 17, 2023 13:59 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsStephen Jackson fell hard for Africa three decades ago, and never looked back. Now the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya, he channels his passion into his work, bringing together UN agencies to support the continent in its drive for sustainable development. “Sometimes in this job, you just end...
Feeding the Forgotten - Reena Ghelani - UN ASG Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator
Awake At Night - November 10, 2023 14:08 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsReena Ghelani knows all too well the jarring silence of a crowded malnutrition ward. Now United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator, she spends every day working on the frontlines of the global fight against hunger. “You expect children to cry if the...
Season 8 - There to help
Awake At Night - October 06, 2023 11:31 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWhat does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most complex and dangerous places? How are UN humanitarians, human rights advocates, prosecutors, development experts, climate leaders and peacekeepers improving our world? Stationed in all reaches of the world and witness t...
My Heart Was Crying - Sara Beysolow Nyanti - Former Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan
Awake At Night - July 07, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsGrowing up in Liberia, Sara Beysolow Nyanti is no stranger to the lasting pain of a country ravaged by recurring violence. As Former Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, she often encountered the anguish of those bearing the psychological scars of war. “This woman [told me] we...
The Last Best Hope Humanity Has - Ramiz Alakbarov - former UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan
Awake At Night - June 30, 2023 01:02 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratings“It's not just food and assistance, you need to give these children a life, a life of full opportunities… So, I think we're so far from where we need to go, to make the difference.” When thousands fled the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, fearing the loss of...
The Africa the World Needs - Cristina Duarte - UN Under-Secretary-General & Special Adviser on Africa
Awake At Night - June 16, 2023 06:37 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsCristina Duarte always brings great passion to any task she takes on. Now Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa, she works tirelessly to help the continent imagine a better tomorrow, one which not only meets its people’s needs, but also fulfills their dreams. “The Africa we wan...
The Light in Their Eyes - Najat Maalla M'jid - UN Special Representative on Violence against Children
Awake At Night - June 09, 2023 04:22 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsA pediatrician by training, Najat Maalla M'jid has always been dedicated to rescuing children from suffering. Now United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, she works tirelessly to protect young people around the world. “What I learned in my li...
Bringing Health to the World - Dr. David Nabarro - Special Envoy of the WHO Director-General on COVID-19
Awake At Night - June 02, 2023 15:04 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDr. David Nabarro has dedicated his life to global health. After a long career that’s taken him from the horrors of war torn Iraq, to the devastating aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami, he is still spurred to action by the tremendous inequalities in global access to medical care. “The thing...
The Missiles Don’t Stop Us - Denise Brown - UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine
Awake At Night - May 26, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsDenise Brown knows what it takes to work under the shadow of war. As UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, she and her team must brave considerable risks as they strive to meet the colossal humanitarian needs of the Ukrainian people in the midst of a brutal war. “The missiles sl...
Myth became Fact
New Hope Christian Church Sermons - January 22, 2023 19:21 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSermons from New Hope Christian Church in Whitestown, Indiana.
Haunted by Syria’s Suffering - Sajjad Malik - Syria UNHCR - bitesize special
Awake At Night - January 20, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsSajjad Malik witnessed terrible suffering during the Syrian crisis. As UNHCR’s former representative in the country, he oversaw one of the UN Refugee Agency’s toughest and most dangerous operations. “There are certain images that will stay with me for a very long time. Because those are the i...
But Where Are You Really From? - Amanda Khozi Mukwashi - UN Resident Coordinator in Lesotho
Awake At Night - January 13, 2023 07:03 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsWith her writing, Amanda Khozi Mukwashi wants to change the conversation on race, gender, and identity. Now United Nations Resident Coordinator in Lesotho, she has written a book exploring the struggle for equity and the historical baggage of slavery and colonization. “Let's talk about it a li...
In the Beginning was the Word
New Hope Christian Church Sermons - January 08, 2023 02:20 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSermons from New Hope Christian Church in Whitestown, Indiana.